
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 18 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 4 | NE 4 | N 16 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:13AM1.85m | 11:38PM1.81m | 12:09PM1.83m | 00:27AM1.79m | 1:07PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.23m | 5:42AM0.13m | 6:13PM0.27m | 6:34AM0.15m | 7:10PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 9 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 |
15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 18 | NE 9 | N 7 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 16 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
16 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 67 | 47 | 24 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | — | 6 | 19 | 36 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 85 | 93 | 123 | 149 | 186 | 187 | 187 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 175 | 188 | 169 | 121 | 120 |
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